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Why Does the European Commission Support the Muslim Brotherhood?

The European Commission, the unelected executive arm of the European Union, assured Europeans in 2019 that it was not spending their hard-earned taxpayer money on supporting the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). In response to a question by Charlie Weimers, a Swedish Member of European Parliament, about the Commission’s funding of the MB, European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas said:

“[T]he European Commission does not finance extremists. On the contrary, we have very strong oversight and audit of our financing… and if you have evidence to the contrary, I would be very interested to have it.”

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 17, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Europe, European Union, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, Muslim Brotherhood

Conservatives call on Carney not to ‘stack the deck’ by using majority to shut opposition out of committees

OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the Liberals not to overhaul the makeup of parliamentary committees, which Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled would be coming in the wake of securing a majority.

Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer appeared before reporters on Thursday to underscore how the membership of committees — bodies where MPs can launch studies into issues and where legislation is sent to be dissected and amended — has up until now been decided through negotiations between the parties based on the most recent election results.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 16, 2026•0•"Canadian Politics"

The Electric Bus Bust Mayhem Continues

I do like to follow up and keep you all on top of where things stand with some of the previous stories I’ve covered. Sometimes, it’s true, there’s not much to write about because whatever happened happened and then they lie there like a dead bug until they shrivel and go away of their own accord.

In other cases, there can be happier resolutions, which is always cheerful news, but those are admittedly rare.

Keeping an eye on …

REDACTED: City of Brampton’s $4-billion electric bus deal …

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 17, 2026•0•"EV's - Electric Vehicles"

Ford vows to ‘get down to the bottom’ of how over 150 inmates were improperly released

More than 150 inmates have been improperly released from Ontario’s jails over several years, a problem that Premier Doug Ford called “unacceptable” on Wednesday.

Global News unearthed government documents through freedom-of-information laws that show the province mistakenly released 157 inmates between 2021 and 2025.

Those documents say the majority of errors were made at the jails and in court, some were administrative while others were human error.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 16, 2026•0•Crime, WTF?

Greg Dolezal’s Blunt Warning About Sharia Law Is Turning Heads in Georgia

It’s no secret that radical Islam is an insidious ideology that threatens the Judeo-Christian societal order. Not only are we dealing with an Islamist foe in Iran, but we can also see what is happening in places like the UK and other parts of Europe, where Muslims are running roughshod over society.

The Islamists have their sights set on the U.S. as well. Witness Minnesota and Michigan, where pockets of Muslims are transforming their neighborhoods and cities. About a year and a half ago, I drove to Milledgeville, Ga., near the center of the state, for a concert. On one of the sidewalks in this quiet, quintessentially Southern college town, I saw a Muslim family whose mother wore the full burqa. All you could see were her eyes.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 17, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, USA

Toronto World Cup economic projections called into question as FIFA cancels hotel reservations

With Toronto set to host six World Cup games this summer, it’s still unclear just how much the city’s and country’s economies will benefit from FIFA’s flagship tournament, say economists and critics.

That concern has grown even more since FIFA “released” thousands of hotel rooms it had blocked off in host cities across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. As well, the city backtracked on a plan to charge for all entries into fan zones as a way to recoup some of the escalating costs.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 17, 2026•0•"Bread and Circuses", "Toronto - Canada's version of a Democrat run city"

Nolte: Lena Dunham Accused Innocent Man of Rape and Now Wonders Why She’s Hated

Lena Dunham, whose latest accomplishment appears to be simultaneously becoming both obese and a drug addict, got caught red-handed falsely accusing an innocent man of raping her in college, and is now confused as to why people hate her.

In a fawning interview in anticipation of Dunham’s upcoming memoir — her second at the tender age of 39 — the far-left New York Times threw out this puffball: “In hindsight, what do you think the intensity of the loathing of you was really about?”

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 17, 2026•0•Celebrity Idiots

US commerce secretary lashes out at Canada ahead of trade talks: ‘They suck … Is this nuts?’

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday slammed Canada as trade negotiators prepare to review the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement this year.

Asked at Semafor World Economy in Washington, DC, about Canada’s former trade chief suggesting time is on Canada’s side in the talks, Lutnick responded: “That is like the worst strategy I’ve ever heard. They suck. They — look, we are a $30 trillion economy, right?”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark “Carney has a problem with us; he gets on a plane and he goes to China,” Lutnick continued. “Does he think China’s… going to buy his stuff? China is an entirely export-driven economy. So what did he do? He came back and said, ‘Oh, we’ll take their electric cars.’ I mean, is this nuts?”

The Canada stuff starts at the 13:00 minute mark and it isn’t good news.

Worse is that Lutnick speaks highly of the Japanese, Koreans and also Europe for their efforts in striking the sort of deal Canada can only dream about.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 17, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

The Push for Israel-Lebanon Peace Risks a New Confrontation With Hezbollah

The possibility of direct talks between the leaders of Israel and Lebanon as announced by President Trump on Thursday would mark a historic step for two neighboring states that have been technically at war for 78 years.

But the talks would leave one of the main belligerents on the sidelines: Hezbollah, the U.S.-designated terrorist group that has been at war with Israel off and on since the 1980s.

In a Truth Social post, Trump said he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the White House for the first high-level direct peace talks between the two countries in decades.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 17, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War", Hezbollah, Lebanon

Sylvain Charlebois: The magnifying-glass effect: Why front-of-pack food labels will matter — eventually

When Health Canada introduced its front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labelling system — marked by a simple magnifying glass icon highlighting high levels of sodium, sugar or saturated fat— it did so with a clear objective: to empower consumers to make healthier choices quickly, at a glance. But as with most public health interventions, the real question is not intent — it is impact.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 17, 2026•0•"Food Insecurity"

Chinese carmaker patents voice-controlled ‘in-vehicle toilet’

Chinese carmaker Seres has been granted a patent for what it calls an “in-vehicle toilet” that slides under a passenger’s seat for visits to the loo while on the road.

The feature is meant to “satisfy users’ toilet needs on long journeys, while camping or while staying in the car”, engineers wrote in Seres’ patent filing in China on 10 April.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 17, 2026•0•WTF?

Mother, son killed in pileup on highway near Montreal: truck driver was playing cellphone game

An Ontario truck driver has admitted to playing an online game on his cellphone when he caused a pileup on a Montreal-area highway that killed a mother and her 11-year-old son.

On Wednesday, Baljeet Singh, 29, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm at the courthouse in Longueuil, on Montreal’s South Shore.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 17, 2026•0•"Diversity Crime", "Diversity Fatigue"

Trump’s Lebanon ceasefire takes Israel by surprise

As news of the ceasefire spread through Israel’s northern communities, sirens blared three times this evening warning of incoming rockets from Lebanon.

In the sky above the northern city of Nahariya, Israel’s air defence interceptors shot up to block them, triggering loud explosions. Ambulance crews said at least three people were wounded by shrapnel in the hours before the ceasefire took effect, including two seriously.

On the ground here – and across the country – there’s scepticism about why Israel’s leader has signed up to the truce.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 17, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

There’s no reason for courts to be setting Canadian immigration policy

In a recent ruling, Court of Quebec judge Antoine Piché tore a strip off Crown prosecutors who appear before him for discounting sentences based on offenders’ immigration status, to avoid non-citizens being flagged for deportation — which is supposed to happen after a criminal sentence of six months or more is handed down.

I was most intrigued by Piché’s annoyance at the widespread insistence that this doesn’t happen. This is one of those Canadian phenomena that clearly exists — National Post has reported many such cases, many of which wouldn’t be known to the public otherwise — but that we’re supposed to pretend does not.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 16, 2026•0•"Immigration from incompatible cultures", "Justice", "Mass Immigration is Class War", "Two Tiered Justice"

‘Super-forecaster’ predicts one-in-four chance of UK going to war

There is a one-in-four chance that the UK could be involved in a major conflict within the next ten years unless defence spending is significantly increased, a “super-forecasting engine” has estimated.

Cassi AI, billed by its founder as “just off the best forecast that humanity can make under uncertainty”, has increased the odds of war from a one-in-five chance, which it was before the Iran conflict began on February 28.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 16, 2026•0•UK